Overview
- At least one person died and two others were hospitalized after an explosion and fire at the Kazan Gunpowder Plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region.
- The fire at the plant in Kazan, which started Tuesday night, led to a partial building collapse, according to local authorities.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into suspected safety violations connected to the incident.
- Regional officials cited a failure in the plant’s pressure‑relief system as the likely cause, and early reports differed on the number of people injured.
- Local authorities said some production continued despite the damage at the facility, which makes gunpowder for small arms and artillery and is under U.S. and EU sanctions.